Back in May, Petrom and Auchan signed a Memorandum of Understanding expressing their intention to discuss the extension of their partnership, subject to final approval by the Competition Council.
The partnership was initiated in 2017 with a pilot phase in which MyAuchan convenience stores were opened in 15 Petrom filling stations, in both urban and rural areas across Romania. The pilot phase aimed at testing the business model and evaluating a potential partnership by the parties.
In Romania, French-held Auchan has 33 hypermarkets and 22 convenience stores under the brand MyAuchan.
OMV Petrom Marketing S.R.L. retails fuel and food and non-food products in Petrom gas stations.